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<< Our Photo Pages >> Craddock Moor circle - Stone Circle in England in Cornwall

Submitted by Mike_Peacock on Saturday, 03 October 2015  Page Views: 18743

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Craddock Moor circle Alternative Name: Craddock Circle
Country: England County: Cornwall Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Liskeard  Nearest Village: Minions
Map Ref: SX24877183  Landranger Map Number: 201
Latitude: 50.519986N  Longitude: 4.471839W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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markj99 visited on 7th Jun 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Craddock Moor Stone Circle is not Stonehenge. This shy and retiring stone circle can only be seen at close quarters due to all of its stones being recumbent. It is nonetheless a significant monument in an area rich in ancient archaeology.

Catrinm visited on 8th Oct 2022 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3

philw visited on 2nd Sep 2021 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3

BolshieBoris visited on 1st Jul 1997 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 3

Catrinm TheCaptain have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.25 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 3

Craddock Moor circle
Craddock Moor circle submitted by mattimpey : Three of the most prominant prostrate stones look East. The large bush is in the middle of the stone circle. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle on Craddock Moor, in the middle of southern Bodmin Moor, difficult to find unless viewed early in the year when the bracken is almost non existent. We have pictures of this little known, and even less visited, stone circle.

Historic English listing "Craddock Moor stone circle and adjacent peat-stack platform 800m NNE of Trewalla Farm"
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Craddock Moor circle
Craddock Moor circle submitted by bec-zog : Craddock Moor Stone circle; SX249,719 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Craddock Moor circle
Craddock Moor circle submitted by h_fenton : Craddock Moor stone circle. Kite Aerial Photograph 30 September 2013 (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Craddock Moor circle
Craddock Moor circle submitted by thecaptain : gps track plot of my wanderings round Craddock Moor stone circle on Sunday. Many of the stones can be seen in the picture. I use an ageing Garmin etrex Venture pocket reciever, and the track is plotted out using GPSVisualizer, with only a few minutes fiddling. I find it amazing the results that can now be obtained for things like this, using cheap, readily available technology, in a pocketsi... (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Craddock Moor circle
Craddock Moor circle submitted by bec-zog : Craddock Moor Stone circle; SX249,719 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Craddock Moor circle
Craddock Moor circle submitted by bec-zog (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Craddock Moor circle submitted by Catrinm : Craddock Moor recumbent stones

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Craddock Moor circle submitted by RoyReed : Craddock Moor Stone Circle

Craddock Moor circle
Craddock Moor circle submitted by rogerkread : An impressive circle now - a worthy rival to the Hurlers just a short step across the moor if the stones were ever re-erected.

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Craddock Moor circle submitted by rogerkread : Closer view of one arc of the circle. Note the pools of water - a very wet June indeed.

Craddock Moor circle
Craddock Moor circle submitted by rogerkread : The wonderfully re-exposed stones of the Craddock Moor circle visited in mid June 2016. Well done Roy G and the team!

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Craddock Moor circle submitted by DrNickLeB : Craddock Moor Circle. Photo taken on June 7th 2015.

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Craddock Moor circle submitted by Bladup : The two Craddock Moor tumuli (244717), the one in the foreground is like a disc barrow, The one behind a normal barrow. Popping up in the background is the important Stowe's hill.

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Craddock Moor circle submitted by Bladup : Craddock Moor stone circle. In the background is Tregarrick Tor.

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Craddock Moor circle submitted by thecaptain : A sunny Sunday at Craddock Moor stone circle. (1 comment)

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Craddock Moor circle submitted by mattimpey : Looking West towards the Cairn and The Cheesering. The two hikers in the distance walked straight past the circle without acknowledging it was there.

Craddock Moor circle
Craddock Moor circle submitted by mattimpey : One of the possibly sharpened stones has a broken end.

Craddock Moor circle
Craddock Moor circle submitted by mattimpey : Some of the Stones are completely hidden under the heather.

Craddock Moor circle
Craddock Moor circle submitted by mattimpey : Some of the Stone appeared to me to have a large shark tooth shape. (2 comments)

Craddock Moor circle
Craddock Moor circle submitted by mattimpey : The fallen stones of the Craddock Moor Stone Circle make it very tricky to find. I took a compass reading from the nearby Cairn to find it.

Craddock Moor circle
Craddock Moor circle submitted by bec-zog : Craddock Moor Stone circle; SX249,719

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 198m NE 47° Craddock Moor platform cairn* Cairn (SX25027196)
 459m NNW 342° Craddock Moor Stone Setting* Standing Stones (SX24747227)
 558m WNW 295° Craddock Moor embanked avenue* Misc. Earthwork (SX24377208)
 634m SSE 152° Minions Round Cairns* Round Cairn (SX25157126)
 655m SW 230° Craddock Moor Cairn Cemetery* Barrow Cemetery (SX2435071429)
 806m SSE 161° Trewalla Farm Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX25117106)
 847m SSE 159° Minions Bronze Age round cairn. Cairn (SX25157103)
 881m SSE 153° Minions Kerbed Cairn Cairn (SX25247103)
 890m WNW 296° Craddock Moor stone row* Stone Row / Alignment (SX2407972244)
 891m E 86° The Hurlers Avenue* Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue (SX2576371864)
 918m SW 225° Tregarrick Tor hillfort* Hillfort (SX242712)
 965m ESE 118° The Hurlers Pipers* Standing Stones (SX25717135)
 989m SW 225° Tregarrick Tor cairn* Chambered Cairn (SX24157115)
 1.0km ESE 102° The Hurlers North* Stone Circle (SX25877159)
 1.0km ESE 110° The Hurlers (N)* Stone Circle (SX25847145)
 1.0km ESE 111° The Hurlers causeway* Ancient Trackway (SX25837142)
 1.0km ESE 113° The Hurlers (C)* Stone Circle (SX25827139)
 1.0km ESE 112° The Hurlers* Stone Circle (SX25837140)
 1.1km ESE 116° The Hurlers (S)* Stone Circle (SX25817133)
 1.1km ENE 56° The Cheesewring* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (SX25787239)
 1.1km NE 53° Stowe's Pound* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX25787247)
 1.1km E 82° Rillaton N Cairn* Cairn (SX26007195)
 1.1km E 84° Rillaton Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (SX26027191)
 1.2km SW 233° Tregarrick menhir* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SX23917116)
 1.2km NW 305° Craddock Moor Hut Circle* Ancient Village or Settlement (SX23937253)
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Clearance around Craddock Moor stone circle, more volunteers very welcome by Andy B on Saturday, 03 October 2015
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Roy G writes: After successfully carrying out the work at Louden stone circle where we re-exposed all of the sunken and lost ring stones, I have now been given permission to carry out similar work at Craddock Moor stone circle just a few hundred yards from the iconic Hurlers.

Basically the aim is to completely clear the growth off the recumbent stones still showing above ground (none left standing) and to search out and expose the top surface of the ones now lying beneath the surface so that a full survey can be carried out to see exactly what we have there.

Pretty straight forward work but with an eye toward neatness in presenting the currently visible stones without the build-up of turf around them as it is now.

The revealed buried stones once recorded will be re-covered if found to be too deep putting both stock and walkers at risk if left exposed. At no stage will the buried stones be exposed beneath their top surface and likewise, the above-ground stones will not be disturbed beneath ground level once the build-up of turf around the stones has been removed.

I have already photographically recorded the circle as it is now both in digital stills and video and will very shortly be commencing the practical work before the cold weather begins to set in.

If anyone feels they may like to take part and help out, even if only for a few hours, maybe you could contact me through the normal channels. You would be most welcome.

More details in our forum thread here. (You can contact Roy by logging in to our site and clicking on his name to send a Private Message)
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Re: Craddock Moor circle by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 27 February 2013
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Crikey, just noted that I have never included my notes nor many pictures on here. So here goes. Notes from my visit 20 September 2009.

Following the track out towards Golddiggings quarry, there is a cairn marked at about the top of the local moorland, about where I need to head off southwest to find the stone circle. After turning off the track near to the cairn, and heading out over the open moor, I found the circle easily, having headed straight to it from judging things looking at the map, and not using the GPS.

I counted about 17 or 18 stones plus gaps on my first time round, but perhaps 19 or 20 next time round including lumps under tufts of grass. The circle is about 42 paces in diameter, with about 5 paces between each stone.

When here, in September at the end of the summer, the grass and suchlike was very long, making most of the stones difficult to spot, so I first walked around the outside checking out what I could find. Then I walked around again taking photos, hence some excursions from the circle. I then went to the middle to survey the scene as a whole before looking for somewhere to sit and eat my pasty for lunch, which I would have liked to be the middle of the circle, but there was only long grass there, so a convenient and comfortable looking stone at the southeast did the job.

I looked at my gps and was amazed at the nice circle on the screen, so thought I would "draw" another circle on it before I left !

English Heritage Scheduled Monument 15057 http://www.magic.gov.uk/rsm/15057.pdf
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Re: Craddock Moor circle by Anonymous on Tuesday, 26 February 2013
what has to be accomplished before the stones can be stood upright in their original positions?

speight.nathan "at" yahoo.co.uk
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    Re: Craddock Moor circle by Runemage on Tuesday, 26 February 2013
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    Hi, we don't do individual answers by email, but do check here periodically as it's possible someone could have the definitive answer which we'll share with all our readership. My guess would be firstly were the stones ever upright - a dig would prove that and secondly - funding. Thirdly, importance to the archaeology of the locality.
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Archaeology of Craddock Moor walk, 18th July 2010 by Andy B on Saturday, 10 July 2010
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Sunday 18th 2.00 – 5.30pm Archaeology of Craddock Moor (CAS) Meet at Minions Car Park (west end) (258 711) to explore this under-walked part of the moor. Wear clothing suitable to the day, including leg-covering, walking shoes/boots. Bring snack/drink/sunblock

http://www.cornisharchaeology.org.uk/walks.htm

Festival of British Archaeology 2010
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Re:Craddock Moor circle by coldrum on Wednesday, 07 October 2009
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Pastscape:

http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=435956
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Re: Craddock Moor circle by cromagnonman on Tuesday, 16 December 2008
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Although the stones here are hard to see clearly, the most interesting observation I found were the number of solar alignments. Take a compass and check the horizon at the positions of the rising and setting sun on the summer solstice (rise 51 degrees, set 309 degrees), the spring and autumn equinox (rise 90 degrees, set 270 degrees), and the winter solstice ( rise 129 degrees, set 231 degrees). There are a number of distant landmarks such as hills, clefts and rocky outcrops which align with the rising or setting sun at these significant dates. Not every one of these, I should add, but there are more convincing alignments than many stone circles.
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